Recent content by shanehobson

PTO on my F1900 has stopped engaging. HST drives ok. Checked transmission fluid dipstick and it's low, so will top it up. But ... there are two filler holes, one for the transmission and one for the PTO. Only the transmission has a dip stick. How do check fluid level in PTO ? I have a...

I've been using a Welger AP71 for the past five years to make about 5000 hay & silage bales. It's rusty and has ongoing knotter problems. An AP630 has come up for sale nearby. $NZ5600 (about $US4000). It's being sold with a bent needle, so I can't see it running. These balers are very hard to...

See attached photo, I saw these on a Mahindra the other day. In case you've never seen one before, if you're hitching an implement you would back up to the implement, get close. Get off the tractor, release the clip on the top of the arm, extend the ball section out to the implement, hook it...

I'm trying to buy an operators manual for a Ford 4110 tractor. The seller has asked if it's a series 1 or series 2 tractor. I've looked at TractorData.com - information on all makes and models of tractors but it only lists a 4110 built 1982/1983. Can anyone tell me what the differences are...

Someone has asked me to obtain a manual for their New Holland 66 baler. As far as I can tell there are at least three models which carry that or a similar name. Super 66 Hayliner 66 just 66 His baler has a curved hump over the gearbox and is PTO driven. Knotter frame is uncovered and is...

I bought a tow behind ATV mower to pull behind my Honda TRX300 quad. The mower sits on 4 caster wheels with a draw bar to the quad and a 15HP engine sitting on top of the mower driving three blades through a belt. The problem is that on flat ground when going around corners the mower will...

I'm looking at buying a John Deere 455 with rear 3PL and PTO fitted. Price is $NZ6500 (about $US4500). You can see pictures online here : John Deere 455 | Trade Me Intended use is : Replace my Kubota F1900 4WD 60" mower Replace Kubota B2150 tractor used with tow hitch for moving trailers...

My Zetor 6745 steering doesn't feel very good so I checked the power steer fluid reservoir (sitting in front of the radiator). It appears to have a red fluid in it, which is very low. Could this be Dextron ATF fluid ? My other 6745 has a clear fluid in the same reservoir. It could be clean...

I trailed this Ford 3000 home after having bought it not running sitting in a paddock. I fitted a new starter motor, some fresh diesel, cracked it over and it burst into life. Very impressive for something that probably hasn't been running for 5 years. I shut it off (by pulling on the stop...

I make around 1000 small, square hay bales every year for myself and others. Those 1000 bales are scattered across numerous properties, some as big as 10 acres (I can hear the chuckles already), down to 1/2 acre. I currently use a 3PL Kuhn GA300 single rotary rake to row up for my Welger AP71...

My SAME Minitauro 60 tractor has a lever to engage four wheel drive. The two positions are labelled DIS and INN. I can't work out which position is which, I thought I had it figured out, but based on some odd behaviour in the field yesterday, I suspect I've got it wrong. The operators manual...

I've just bought a McHale 995LM small bale wrapper. I had the option of a small Chinese wrapper (which was designed for small rounds), but decided on the McHale because I want to wrap small squares and be trouble free. I'm live in Waikato, New Zealand. Our hay season typically runs Dec-Mar...

I'm trying to make sense of the weird hydraulic setup on my Same Minitauro 60. From the factory these tractors have 3PL lift & depth controls attached to the steering column, but on mine the depth control is disconnected and the lift control seems to be seized up. On my tractor there is a new...

I've just bought a Zetor 6745 based on two sketchy photos and minimal description for $NZ2000 ($US1400). It's 400km away, so shipping will be about $500 to get it here. Apparently it has a broken PTO shaft and there is a spare included with it. I plan to use this for baling hay with my Welger...

I've just bought a Kubota B7000. The previous owner had it for ten years and only ever pulled a trailer around their flat land. The tractor was never put under any load. I hooked it up to a tedder yesterday and gave it 3/4 throttle to get everything up to speed and the tractor emits quite a lot...